Dancing On Ice celebrities lose out on extra paycheque as bosses scrap tour to save money

The Dancing On Ice tour has been scraped, meaning Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon won’t get to do any moves like this after the show (Picture: ITV/Rex)

Dancing On Ice bosses have scrapped the show’s tour to save some pennies – but it has apparently left the celebrities hoping for an extra paycheque after the show ends a little miffed.

For the last seven years, the show’s top celeb skaters have signed up to perform in the Dancing On Ice tour which travels the UK in April and May.

But this year, citing the recession as the main reason, show bosses have decided to scrap the tour completely.

The move has left the celebrity skaters feeling hard done-by as when they signed up to compete in the ITV reality show, they were expecting another pay-cheque after Dancing On Ice ended for the tour. Added to which, it gave them the chance to show off with their routines without the pressure of needing to get through to the next round.

Shayne Ward is hoping for a one-off spin-off show (Picture: ITV/Rex)

A source told The Sun: ‘This is a real blow to the celebrities. The competition is stressful so it’s the tour they look forward to, where they aren’t facing the pressure of getting through to the next week.

‘Also, they get paid a lot of money to go on tour which they’re all missing out on.’

However, the next crop of fame-hungry stars wanting to show off their skating skills can rest easy as, after being inundated with fans grumbling about the tour being cancelled, they’ve already decided to bring it back for 2014.

A source said: ‘It was thought that with the recession, the tour wouldn’t be a great idea. But, actually, fans are really missing it.’

Shayne Ward, who is skating on the show, added: ‘It’s a shame about the tour. But it would be great to do something to celebrate the series, even if it’s one show.’